Weather-strip



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' J. H; LAMOUREUX.

WEATHER STRIP. V

Patented Mar. 31, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. LAMOUBEUX, OF ROBINSON, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,855, dated March 31. 1885.

Application filed September 18, 1884.

' T 0 all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. LAMOUREUX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bobinson, in the county of Crawford and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object ofthis improvement is a weatherstrip of more perfect operation than those in present use.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and operation of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully explained and specifically claimedvreference being had to the drawings herewith filed as part hereof, and in which the same letters of reference denote the same parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating sufficient of a doorway and door to show my improvement, the door-sill in said figure be ing partly cut away to more clearly illustrate the construct-ion of the block located centrally therein. Fig. 2 is a section on the line a: :r of Fig. 1, the door being closed; and Fig. 3-is an inverted plan view of a portion of the door, Weatherstrip, and frame.

A, A, and B represent the door-frame, and G is the door swung thereto by the ordinary hinges, D.

E is the door sill, having a central transverse slot or recess, e, for the reception of a metal piece, E, secured in 'position by any suitable means.

Secured to the lower part of the door 0 is a transverse piece, 0, provided its whole length with a recess, 0, within which are metal elbows 0, having their vertical ends screwed into the transverse piece 0, and their horizontal ends set outwardly.

F is a metal Weatherstrip having an outer curve or flange, f, within the recess 0, where it is provided with metal eyes f riveted thereto, by means of which it is hinged to the (No model.)

elbows c. The Weatherstrip is also further provided with a centrally-located metal projection, f, Fig. 2, arranged to engage with the bearing-piece E, secured to the door-sill,

for a purpose hereinafter explained.

G is a centrally-located spring, secured to the door and arranged to act on the weatherstrip F and normally hold it in the position shown inFig. '3, or when the door is open. When the door is closed, the projection f of the strip F will engage with the bearing-piece E sufficiently to bring the part F down upon and make a close joint with the sill or carpetstrip, as shown in Fig. 2.

The strip F may be provided with-a tailpiece on its lower side, and arranged to close tightly against the top of a carpet-strip.

I am aware ofthe construction described and illustrated in the expired Patent No. 39,878, issued February 15th, 1863. to D. W. Boyce, and I therefore do not claim, broadly, any f atures embodied in said patented construction.

Having fully explained the features of my improvement, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in a weather-strip device, of a strip, 0, secured along the face of the door near its bottom and recessed on its under side, as described, depending elbows c, located in said recess, a Weatherstrip, F, bent as specified, and pivotally hinged to the elbows, a spring, G, also located in said recess and normally adapted to hold said spring F up out of contact with the sill, and a block, E, located in the sill and adapted to contact with the tongue extending from said'strip to move the latter in contact with the sill, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. LAMOUREUX.

W'itnesses:

JOSEPH B. CROWLEY, WILLIAM L. FOWLER. 

